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Originally Posted by Wander
Sounds like you are in a tough spot and I really feel for you. As for going back on Lithium I can say that when I had ECT last year I was taken off Lithium suddenly and put back on the original dose (it was 750mg back then) two weeks later with no tapering. I had no ill effects from this so I guess Lithium is one of those meds you can do it with.
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Oh, that's so great to hear~!
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Originally Posted by Wander
Since Lithium has been so useful for you in the past I would suggest you go back on it, even at a much lower dose, while you wait to see your pdoc.
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Don't worry, I'm fully intending to restart Lithium at 1200mg/day (my normal/maintenance dose) and am prepared to continue on it indefinitely, since my mania upon stopping is this bad. Looking back on my behavior in middle school/high school/college and comparing it with how I feel now, I was probably manic 50-70% of the time, which is ridiculous! Lithium turns me into a normal person which is amazing. The only reason I took just 300 mg this evening (which is 1/4 my normal dose) is because I was worried that I would be told later I should have tapered it, or I would have found some weird effects or danger from starting suddenly back at 1200 mg (my normal dose).
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Originally Posted by Wander
I will annoy you by saying I am not a doctor so I am only going on what worked for me. Please ask for the on-call pdoc if you become unsafe though. You are worth it, and the inconvenience of going through everything again is nothing compared to your life. Take care
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You're actually not annoying me. And that's a good point about the inconvenience being small in compared to the importance of my life. My self-preservation instinct is just fine right now, I'm just not comparing things well or thinking clearly.
Thanks Wander.